Mary J. Blige graces the cover of the October issue of Ebony magazine and discusses her life and the death of Amy Winehouse.

Mary says that Amy’s passing touched her so much because it could have been her.“I got up and read the message about her death and just lay back down again. I kept getting up and laying back down for some reason. I’d always wanted to work with Amy, so I just couldn’t believe it, really” said the queen of hip-hop soul.
Mary is getting ready to release her tenth studio album My Life II: The Journey Continues.